Rangers and bastard swords

[doppelganger]

[requiredanimecomplaint]It's SO anime! Total wrongbadfun![/requiredanimecomplaint]

If it was good enough for Miyamoto Musashi, it's good enough for my ranger!

 

[greatamericanfolkher]

Everyone keeps saying that D&D is not a simulation, so embrace it! Plus, someone running around with a bastard sword in each hand could be pretty metal.

 

[Bran Mak Morn]

House rule:

the ranger can only use nonversatile weapons in his left hand!

I did think about it, but long swords are versatile!!!!!

 

[doppelganger]

Everyone keeps saying that D&D is not a simulation, so embrace it! Plus, someone running around with a bastard sword in each hand could be pretty metal.

But scimitars are high crit weapons! If you want to be metal, go with the scimitar in each hand. Sure it's a d8 instead of a d10 for damage, but it doesn't cost a feat and the crits really rock.


Bonus points if you play a drow.

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

Easy houserule - learn to say NO to your players. There is nothing wrong with the DM stating that a Bastard Sword cannot be used in the offhand, despite what the rules say. Regardless if this was an oversight on WotC's part, just rule it out.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

I... I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

I like twin scimitars! Please don't kill me.

 

[Siberys]

Pfft. I've had a player doing this since 3.0. It's nothing new.

 

[Cadfan]

I... I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

I like twin scimitars! Please don't kill me.

*a Ranger steps out of the shadows and kills GoodKingJayIII with a flurry of lethal slashes from his dual wielded katanas*

 

[chaotix42]

Pfft. I've had a player doing this since 3.0. It's nothing new.

Hehe... D&D 3.5 - Oversized TWF + Monkey Grip/Powerful Build = massive bastard sword dual-wielding goodness.

 

[Wormwood]

Everyone keeps saying that D&D is not a simulation, so embrace it! Plus, someone running around with a bastard sword in each hand could be pretty metal.

Of course!

This is another one of those threads that just leaves me scratching my head.